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May 14, 2005, Saturday

Nicolai Ghiaurov, the Bulgarian bass who was one of the leading opera singers of his day, died yesterday in Modena, Italy. He was 74. The cause was heart failure, said Jack Mastroianni, his American representative. He had been hospitalized...

June 3, 2004, Thursday

The Metropolitan Opera opened its 119th season on Monday night with a gala performance of Act II of Giordano's ''Fedora,'' Act II of Saint-Saëns's ''Samson et Dalila'' and Act IV of Verdi's ''Otello,'' a suitably festive yet substantial program that...

In bygone days, great divas embarked on lengthy cycles of farewell performances. Dame Nellie Melba's farewell extended over seven years. Even more extreme was Adelina Patti, who began her first farewell tour in 1887, continued making appearances...

September 23, 2002, Monday

A Breeze Blows at CBS As weatherman, co-host and entertainment editor, MARK McEWEN has been a fixture on the various versions of a CBS morning program for 15 years. But the president of CBS News, ANDREW HEYWARD, has told the staff that Mr....

SOMETIME next year, by present plans, three of the leading producers of opera recordings -- Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and Philips -- will stop releasing new full-length operas on CD and switch exclusively to video production on DVD. For one thing,...

EVENTS Unfolding Drama A new piece of the new 42d Street begins to take shape today, when Gov. George E. Pataki joins Marian S. Heiskell and Cora Cahan, the chairwoman and president, respectively, of the New 42 Street Inc., in ceremonies at 1 P.M....

NEWS Distant Voices Mirella Freni will be making her debut with the Washington Opera opposite its artistic director, Placido Domingo, when the company opens its 1998-99 season on Oct. 24 with its first performance of Umberto Giordano's...